Child suicide bomber kills 10 in Nigeria market

A child suicide bomber blew himself up in a market in northeast Nigeria Friday, killing at least 10 people, witnesses said, the latest bloodshed to hit the region, which is plagued by Islamist violence.

They said a huge blast erupted at around midday (1100 GMT) in the crowded market in Gombi in Adamawa state, one of the worst-hit in the seven-year Boko Haram insurgency.

The blast came after three suicide bombers killed at least 14 people in town of Chibok on Wednesday, where Islamist gunmen kidnapped more than 200 girls in April 2014.

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari last month declared that the Islamic State group affiliate had been "technically" defeated but there has been no let-up in suicide and bomb attacks.

In the latest attack, trader Mustapha Jalo told AFP: "I heard a huge explosion coming from the grain section, which is at the edge of the market.

"Many of us rushed to the scene and we found carnage. People were scattered everywhere.

"I can say over 10 people died in the explosion. I can't give precise number of the injured but there are many."